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G0438, G0439: 5 Tips Show You How to Use Medicare's New Annual Wellness Codes

Published on Fri Oct 01, 2010

Bolster your bottom line by finding out what codes you can bill in addition.If you want your annual visit claims to be picture perfect in 2011, then follow these five tips to avoid future denials. You'll be the envy of your colleagues, as your ob-gyn claim will be on the fast track to success.Background: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) extended preventive coverage to more than 88 million patients covered by health insurance, and Medicare has codified that benefit in the form of an annual wellness visit. Medicare valued the new annual wellness codes based on a level 4 problem new and established E/M service. The two new codes are: G0438 -- Annual wellness visit, including personalized prevention plan services, first visitG0439 -- Annual wellness visit, including personalized prevention plan services, subsequent visitTip 1: Apply G0438 to Second Year of CoverageBe wary of applying these codes to new Medicare patients coming in to [...]
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